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Australian geologist and geochemist (1935–2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ian McDougall (24 May 1935 – 10 November 2018) was an Australian geologist and geochemist.
McDougall was born in Hobart and studied at the University of Tasmania and Australian National University, before taking up a research position at ANU.[1][2] He was a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, the Australian Academy of Science, and the American Geophysical Union.[1] McDougall also served as Vice President of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior.[2]
McDougall's research areas included plate tectonics and geochronology.[3] He has been described as "one of Australia's most internationally distinguished earth scientists,"[4] and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.
McDougall died on 10 November 2018.[5]
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